pork floss

Shredded dried pig

Pork floss is a dried meat product with a light, fluffy, fibrous texture resembling cotton or wool.

Made by stewing pork until tender, then shredding and drying it with seasonings, it's popular in Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisines as a topping for rice porridge, bread, or pastries: congee with pork floss, a pork floss bun.

Also called meat floss or rousong.

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